 Barabbas
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In his masterpiece Lagerkvist tells a story of the man who is pardoned instead of Christ, the thief and ultimate sinner Barabbas. He is set free but spends the rest of his life trying to uderstand why he was freed instead of Christ. He becomes gradually aware of greater forces guiding his life but he can only say "I want to believe". He rejects Christians and their dogma because they are hypocrites and not willing to accept him. In the final chapter Barabbas is crucified and, as death approaches, he says: "To thee I deliver up my soul". Lagerkvist questions the great thruth of the Bible and captures the eternal struggle of mankind in his brilliant work. Barabbas' inner conflict is not only his, but is the conflict of every man on Earth, of the whole mankind crucified between faith and nihilism. This is undoubtely the greatest book ever written.
/Marko, 18, Serbia & Montenegro
An epic masterpiece.
/Samuel, 15, Sweden |
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